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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Graduate of LaMarque High School

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison became the first woman to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate with her election in 1993. In 2000, she was elected to her second full term.

Hutchison grew up in La Marque, Texas, and graduated from The University of Texas and UT Law School. She was twice elected to the Texas House of Representatives. In 1990, she was elected Texas State Treasurer, where she trimmed her agency’s budget while increasing returns on Texas investments to an historic $1 billion annually.

“I was inspired to pursue my dreams in life through reading. Even when I was in elementary school, I loved to read. Reading provides a window on the world. There’s nothing real or imagined that can’t be found in a book.”

—Kay Bailey Hutchison